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Set the boy free

Marr, Johnny2016
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Johnny Marr was born in 1960s Manchester to Irish emigrant parents and knew from an early age that he would be a musician. Forming his first band at thirteen, Marr spent his teenage years on the council estates of Wythenshawe playing guitar, devouring pop culture and inventing his own musical style. It wasn't until the early eighties, when Marr turned up on the doorstep of a singer named Steven Patrick Morrissey, that both a unique songwriting partnership and the group recognised as one of the most iconic bands of all time were formed. In 1983 The Smiths released their first single, and within a year their eponymous debut album reached number two in the UK chart, paving the way for mainstream and critical success on their own never stopped. Here, for the first time, he tells his own side of the story.
Main title:
Set the boy free / Johnny Marr.
Author:
Imprint:
London : Century, 2016.
Collation:
384 pages ; 24 cm.
ISBN:
9781780894324 (hbk)1780894325 (hbk)9781473519558 (ePub ebook)
Dewey class:
B MAR
LC class:
ML418
Language:
English
BRN:
297221
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